Psychology Archives - Aimee Easterling

Shapeshifters: A History

August 21, 2019

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A few weeks ago, I was thrilled to notice a talk on shifters being planned at my library. It turns out that local author John B. Kachuba had researched the topic extensively while planning out his new release — Shapeshifters: A History. I took copious notes so I could share his lecture with you! Kachuba…

36 questions to make you fall in love

January 30, 2016

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My husband came home today talking about a list of 36 questions meant to help a couple fall in love. The idea is simple — you each share personal information that gets more and more private until you form a serious bond. He and I are already nicely bonded, but we tossed around the first…

How good are you at reading faces?

January 23, 2016

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As an author, I’m constantly trying to get into other people’s heads to make my characters more interesting. But when it comes to verbally representing nonverbal cues, sometimes I realize my characters have smiled or cocked their head to one side twenty times in the last chapter. So I decided to try out Berkeley’s Body…